"Ello Gov'na"

Going into it, I always think that the Labor Day weekend holiday would be better served at a different time of the year, but then every time it comes around, I am so so very glad to have the long weekend.  We started it off with a trip to Governors Island, a disappointing loss by BYU, and some Dino BBQ, so net positive in the end.

 

 At Governor's Island right now, they are hosting Fete Paradisio, a carnival with French vintage rides. They all had such great details, and all of the workers were dressed like mimes/hipster Frenchies. There was a couple with twins in a stroller, all 4 of them dressed in matching stripes with berrets and neckerchiefs, and I threatened D that this would be my new form of punishment if he ever misbehaves. But seriously, how cute are these rides?

The coolest ride that we saw was the Cyclometer. The ride was powered by the riders as they pedaled, and they got going really fast despite the freeloaders who didn't have pedals and the little kids who couldn't reach theirs. I love to see how ingenious people used to be, and am glad that we can still count on having carnivals should we ever decide to go off the grid.

  

Just our luck, Governors Island was also hosting the annual Unicycle festival, so we got to see the zoobies of New York come out together.